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Gunmen kill senior Afghan peace negotiator
13/05/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Gunmen kill senior Afghan peace negotiator

In a major blow to Afghanistan's peace process, gunmen shot dead a former Taliban minister and top negotiator from the country's High Peace Council on Sunday, police said. Maulvi Arsala Rahmani had been involved in negotiations with insurgents.
Men in Afghan police uniform kill two UK soldiers
13/05/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Men in Afghan police uniform kill two UK soldiers

Two men dressed in Afghan police uniforms opened fire on coalition troops in the south of the country on Saturday leaving two UK soldiers dead, according to a NATO statement.
Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier
11/05/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Man in Afghan army uniform kills NATO soldier

A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire at NATO troops on Friday, killing one foreign soldier, the alliance said. Twenty foreign NATO soldiers have been killed by Afghan colleagues in at least 15 similar incidents so far this year.
NATO pledges 2014 Afghan plan by next month
18/04/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

NATO pledges 2014 Afghan plan by next month

NATO said Wednesday it should be able to complete a comprehensive plan on the size and cost of Afghan security forces after foreign troops leave in 2014 by next month, when Afghan forces are supposed to have full control.
Ambassador Lawrence G. Rossin, former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations at NATO
18/04/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Ambassador Lawrence G. Rossin, former Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Operations at NATO

As NATO officials finalise their withdrawal plans from Afghanistan, Annette Young talks to a former senior NATO official, Ambassador Lawrence G. Rossin. Rossin admits the 2014 deadline is not so much unrealistic as it is ambitious.
NATO ministers discuss plans for Afghan withdrawal
18/04/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

NATO ministers discuss plans for Afghan withdrawal

NATO ministers met Wednesday in Brussels to discuss plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and transfer responsibility for security to local forces by 2014 while ensuring the country will not be left vulnerable to a Taliban insurgency.
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French left rally behind anti-NATO Mélenchon
06/04/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

French left rally behind anti-NATO Mélenchon

France’s far-left presidential hopeful Jean-Luc Mélenchon drew crowds of tens of thousands at an outdoor rally in Toulouse on Thursday, where he called for a return to national sovereignty and told supporters that France should withdraw from NATO.
Police arrest hundreds of activists outside NATO headquarters
02/04/2012 - BELGIUM

Police arrest hundreds of activists outside NATO headquarters

Police in Brussels arrested 483 peace activists Sunday after they tried to storm the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO). The activists were protesting against the alliance's military interventions and nuclear arming.
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NATO under fire for 'failing to aid' stricken migrant boat
30/03/2012 - LIBYA

NATO under fire for 'failing to aid' stricken migrant boat

An EU rights group has slammed NATO for ‘failing to aid' a migrant boat adrift in the Mediterranean Sea for two weeks during last year's military campaign against Libya. Only 9 of 72 on board survived.
Afghan forces kill three NATO troops
27/03/2012 - AFGHANISTAN

Afghan forces kill three NATO troops

Three foreign soldiers, including two British troops, were shot dead in Afghanistan on Monday in the latest round of "insider attacks" targeting US-led forces in the country.
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